Monday April 20, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 20, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
St. Louis        7   2  2.30    9   3   3    82    70   26   21    0   40   46
New York         6   5  2.41   11   2   4   101    77   35   27    5   35   69
Pittsburgh       6   4  2.52   10   2   2    93    71   29   26    3   43   71
Cincinnati      12   4  2.71   16   5   6   143   107   47   43    6   62   87
Chicago          6   3  2.85    9   3   1    79    77   28   25    5   33   52
Los Angeles      5   7  3.31   12   3   2   106    93   45   39    7   24   66
Philadelphia     4   8  3.76   12   3   1   105   101   51   44   10   35   69
San Diego        5   8  4.02   13   0   4   112   105   54   50   12   44   47
Houston          7   7  4.18   14   4   2   125   118   62   58   15   49   77
Atlanta          5   8  5.09   13   4   2   115   129   75   65   19   42   86
Montreal         1   8  5.42    9   2   0    78    84   53   47   11   43   52
San Francisco    7   7  5.92   14   1   3   125   135   90   82   22   57   74

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    3   0  0.36   3   3   2   0   2   25    7    1    1    0   10   20
Mike Torrez (STL)      2   0  0.52   2   2   1   0   1   17    8    3    1    0   10    8
Bill Hands (CHI)       1   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    2    1    0    2   10
Gary Gentry (NY)       1   0  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15    6    5    2    0    9    9
Dave Roberts (SD)      1   1  1.26   3   1   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    1    3    2
George Culver (STL)    2   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    3    0    7    8
Dock Ellis (PIT)       2   0  1.80   3   3   1   0   0   20   15    4    4    0   10   22
Jim Merritt (CIN)      3   1  1.80   4   4   2   0   0   35   24    7    7    2    3   20
Larry Dierker (HOU)    3   0  2.25   3   3   2   0   0   24   25    7    6    1    6   16
Denny Lemaster (HOU)   1   1  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    6    6    4   10   11

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           2   1  2.35   3   3   1   0   1   23   24    9    6    5    3   14
Bob Priddy             0   0  2.57   3   0   0   2   0    7    4    2    2    1    0    5
Pat Jarvis             2   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   21   20    9    7    0    6   18
Larry Jaster           0   0  4.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   12    4    4    1    3    4
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    4    0    7    4
Jim Nash               1   1  6.43   3   3   1   0   0   14   18   11   10    2    8   13
Phil Niekro            0   3  6.63   3   3   1   0   0   19   22   16   14    7    2   17
Gary Neibauer          0   1 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    3    3    0    3    3
Rick Kester            0   0 11.37   4   0   0   0   0    6   10   10    8    1    6    5
Milt Pappas            0   1 13.50   2   1   0   0   0    5    9    7    7    2    4    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Abernathy          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    0
Bill Hands             1   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    2    1    0    2   10
Jim Colborn            0   0  2.08   1   0   0   0   0    4    9    1    1    0    1    2
Ken Holtzman           2   1  2.59   3   3   2   0   0   24   19    9    7    1   13   21
Phil Regan             1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    2    1
Fergie Jenkins         0   2  3.68   3   3   0   0   0   22   24    9    9    1    9   14
Joe Decker             0   0  7.20   2   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    4    3
Hank Aguirre           2   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    1    1    1

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Gullett            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    4    4
Wayne Simpson          3   0  0.36   3   3   2   0   2   25    7    1    1    0   10   20
Jim Merritt            3   1  1.80   4   4   2   0   0   35   24    7    7    2    3   20
Wayne Granger          1   1  2.16   6   0   0   4   0    8    7    2    2    1    3    2
Gary Nolan             2   0  2.49   3   3   1   0   1   22   21    6    6    0    7   12
Bo Belinsky            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    1    0    4    3
Jim McGlothlin         1   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   12    8    8    1    9   13
Clay Carroll           0   0  4.26   6   0   0   2   0    6    7    5    3    0    4    5
Tony Cloninger         1   1  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    4    3
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1
Ray Washburn           0   0  9.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    5    6    6    0    9    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Dierker          3   0  2.25   3   3   2   0   0   24   25    7    6    1    6   16
Denny Lemaster         1   1  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    6    6    4   10   11
Ron Cook               0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    2    1
Fred Gladding          1   0  3.18   5   0   0   2   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    2
Jim Ray                0   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    5    5    2    4    9
Tom Griffin            1   1  5.29   3   3   1   0   0   17   13   10   10    2   12   13
Jim Bouton             1   1  5.75   4   3   0   0   0   20   22   16   13    2    6   16
Jack Billingham        0   0  6.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    6    1    2    5
Jack DiLauro           0   2  7.94   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    2    2    3
Dan Osinski            0   1  9.82   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    2    1

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    7    1    0    0    0    0    7
Al McBean              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jose Pena              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Don Sutton             2   1  2.63   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    7    7    3    7   13
Claude Osteen          0   3  3.27   3   3   0   0   0   22   22   10    8    1    5   11
Bill Singer            1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   18    8    7    0    4   16
Alan Foster            2   1  4.05   3   3   1   0   0   20   20   10    9    1    4    9
Ray Lamb               0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    1    4
Camilo Pascual         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
Fred Norman            0   0  9.82   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    6    4    1    3    4

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan McGinn             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Howie Reed             0   1  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    0    4    3
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    1
Carl Morton            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    5    3
Claude Raymond         0   1  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    2    0
Bill Stoneman          1   1  4.66   3   3   1   0   1   19   18   10   10    2    6   16
Joe Sparma             0   3  5.82   3   3   1   0   0   17   19   11   11    4    7   15
Ken Johnson            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    1    4
Steve Renko            0   2  7.71   3   3   0   0   0   12   14   14   10    3   11    7
Carroll Sembera        0   0 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    0    5    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             0   1  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    0    0    4    3
Nolan Ryan             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    1    0    0    0    6   15
Ron Taylor             1   0  1.13   6   0   0   3   0    8    5    1    1    1    0    3
Gary Gentry            1   0  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15    6    5    2    0    9    9
Cal Koonce             0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    2    3
Jerry Koosman          0   2  2.38   3   3   0   0   0   23   19    8    6    1    7   13
Tom Seaver             2   0  2.55   3   3   1   0   1   25   26    7    7    1    3   18
Don Cardwell           0   1  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    2    1    0    1    1
Jim McAndrew           1   1  7.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    7    7    1    1    2
Ray Sadecki            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    2    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            0   1  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    5
Dick Selma             0   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    2    2    0    1    6
Barry Lersch           0   0  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    2    4    5
Woodie Fryman          1   0  3.09   2   2   1   0   1   12   10    5    4    1    2   10
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    5    3    1    5    4
Rick Wise              1   1  3.54   3   3   1   0   0   20   20    9    8    2    8    9
Jim Bunning            0   2  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    7    5    1    3    7
Lowell Palmer          0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    1    1    4
Chris Short            1   2  4.66   3   3   1   0   1   19   19   10   10    0    7   12
Grant Jackson          0   2  6.48   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    7    6    2    2    7

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Gibbon             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Giusti            0   0  1.08   3   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    1    0    5    9
Gene Garber            0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    4    2
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    0    3
Dock Ellis             2   0  1.80   3   3   1   0   0   20   15    4    4    0   10   22
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  2.25   3   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    1    0    1    1
Luke Walker            1   1  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    0    6   10
Steve Blass            1   1  3.27   3   3   1   0   0   22   23    9    8    1    8   13
Bob Veale              0   1  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12    4    5    5    1    9   11
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts           1   1  1.26   3   1   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    1    3    2
Danny Coombs           1   0  2.84   3   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    6    2
Ron Herbel             0   0  2.89   5   0   0   3   0    9    9    4    3    0    2    4
Al Santorini           1   2  3.57   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    7    7    1   11    5
Gary Ross              1   1  4.63   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    3    5    8
Tom Dukes              0   0  4.76   5   0   0   1   0    6    7    4    3    0    1    2
Pat Dobson             1   1  4.91   4   3   0   0   0   22   24   12   12    1    8   16
Mike Corkins           0   1  6.23   3   2   0   0   0    9   11    8    6    2    5    1
Clay Kirby             0   2  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    7    7    3    3    7

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant             2   2  3.07   7   1   0   0   0   15   16    7    5    1    2    9
Frank Linzy            1   0  4.40   9   0   0   1   0   14   13    7    7    2    5    7
Gaylord Perry          1   2  4.65   4   4   1   0   0   31   27   17   16    6   13   20
Don McMahon            2   1  5.23   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    6    6    2    4    8
Mike McCormick         0   1  5.75   4   3   0   1   0   20   19   15   13    6   12    7
Rich Robertson         0   0  7.47   3   3   0   0   0   16   23   13   13    3    6   10
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
Frank Reberger         0   1 12.34   4   3   0   0   0   12   20   19   16    2   10   11

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    1
Rich Nye               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    1
Chuck Taylor           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    5    4    0    0    0    3    3
Mike Torrez            2   0  0.52   2   2   1   0   1   17    8    3    1    0   10    8
George Culver          2   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    3    0    7    8
Sal Campisi            1   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    6    3
Bob Gibson             1   0  3.21   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    6    5    0    6   15
Steve Carlton          1   1  4.40   2   2   1   0   0   14   17    7    7    0    2    5
Santiago Guzman        0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    1
Nelson Briles          0   1  8.10   2   1   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  J. Merritt (CIN)          3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  H. Aguirre (CHI)          2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  A. Foster (LA)            2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  J. Sparma (MON)           3
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  J. Bunning (PHI)          2
  J. DiLauro (HOU)          2
  G. Jackson (PHI)          2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  J. Koosman (NY)           2

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  S. Carlton (STL)          1
  G. Culver (STL)           1
  D. Ellis (PIT)            1
  A. Foster (LA)            1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  R. Herbel (SD)            3
  R. Taylor (NY)            3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  C. Carroll (CIN)          2
  F. Gladding (HOU)         2
  B. Priddy (ATL)           2
  C. Taylor (STL)           2
  T. Abernathy (CHI)        1
  T. Dukes (SD)             1

Shutouts:

  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  N. Ryan (NY)              1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1
  C. Short (PHI)            1
  B. Singer (LA)            1
  G. Stone (ATL)            1
  B. Stoneman (MON)         1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Merritt (CIN)       35.0
  G. Perry (SF)          31.0
  W. Simpson (CIN)       25.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         24.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      24.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       24.0
  D. Lemaster (HOU)      24.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         24.0
  G. Stone (ATL)         23.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        22.2

Hits:

  G. Perry (SF)            27
  T. Seaver (NY)           26
  L. Dierker (HOU)         25
  P. Dobson (SD)           24
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         24
  J. Merritt (CIN)         24
  G. Stone (ATL)           24
  S. Blass (PIT)           23
  R. Robertson (SF)        23
  J. Bouton (HOU)          22

Runs:

  F. Reberger (SF)         19
  G. Perry (SF)            17
  J. Bouton (HOU)          16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  M. McCormick (SF)        15
  S. Renko (MON)           14
  R. Robertson (SF)        13
  P. Dobson (SD)           12
  J. Nash (ATL)            11
  J. Sparma (MON)          11

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  M. McCormick (SF)         6
  G. Perry (SF)             6
  G. Stone (ATL)            5
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         4
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  S. Renko (MON)            3
  R. Robertson (SF)         3
  G. Ross (SD)              3

Walks:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  T. Griffin (HOU)         12
  M. McCormick (SF)        12
  S. Renko (MON)           11
  A. Santorini (SD)        11
  D. Ellis (PIT)           10
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        10
  F. Reberger (SF)         10
  W. Simpson (CIN)         10

Strikeouts:

  D. Ellis (PIT)           22
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        21
  J. Merritt (CIN)         20
  G. Perry (SF)            20
  W. Simpson (CIN)         20
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  J. Bouton (HOU)          16
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16


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